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AMERICANS FLEEING MEXICO CITY;
MOBS REPEA TEDLY TEAR U.S. FLAG
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
VOLUME XIX, No. 114.
VOLUMTEE! MM lILL MS PASSE©
ANXIETY AT TAMPICO
EXCITED MOBS IIN CITY
OF MEKIGO; CRITICAL
. FOR AMERICAKS LEFT
Windows Smashed, Insults Hurled and Assassination Threats
Made When News From Vera Cruz Received. Newspapers,
Under Huerta’s Orders, Inflaming Populance.
Mexico City, April 23.—(8y refugee
train to Vera Cruz, April 24.) —Mobs in
■the streets of Mexico City were tram
pelling under foot the Stars and Stripei
and were threatening American pedes
trians when the refugee train engaged
under the auspices of the British and
German rogations left for Vera Crux,
carrying some five hundred fugitives of
varioul Tntionalities.
The position of those American citi
zens lef- in the federal capital was re
garded as critical. Nelson O'Shaughnes
sy, the American charge d'affaires,
Lieutenant Rowan, of the navy and Cap.
tain Wn. A. Burnside. of the army,
were to Have on Thursday night for
Manzanillo on the Pacific coast under
special arrangement with Provisional
President Huerta.
Extra Editions.
Immediatel; after the news of the
GLAD 10 BE OFF, STH
BRIGADE OF 0. S. ARMY
SAILS FJRJERA CRUZ
Camp at Fort Crockett Broken at Daylight and First Move
ment of American Troops to Mexico Begins—Army Trans
ports Board at Galveston— Preparations Started An Hour
After Receipt of Order
Galveston. —The relrnfos-ced fifth bri
gade, the army's first expeditionary
force for Mexico broke camp during the
night at Fort Crockett and at daylight
moved swiftly to the transports waiting
to take them to Vera Cruz. They ex
pected to sail late this afternoon. The
soldiers looked tfred but cheerful as
they marched from camp after a night
spent practically without a wink of
sleep. The general sentiment appeared
to be that they were glad to go so as
as to escape the routine of camp life
under canvas, which has lasted here for
more than a year since the second dl
HERMAN SANCKEN
MET TRAGIC DEATH
Young Augustan Instantly
billed When Motorcycle and
Street Car Collide
COLLISION IS SAID TO
HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLE
Motorcycle Skidded When
Young Man Attempted to
Prevent Running Into Street
Car.
A no more tragic death ha* ever
occurred in Augusta than that of young
Herman Kancken, son of Mr. and Mr*.
John Hrinckon. 24 r> Oreene street,
whose life war crush' ’ out under tfle
truck* or n street < of the Aiigu*U-
Alken Railway and Kiectrlc Corpora
tion, at 6:2<* o'clock till* morning. The
young man wai going to hi* work on
a motorcycle and collided with the
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
landing of American bluejackets and ma
rines at Vern Cruz was made known in
the federal capital by extra editions of
the local newspapers, crowds of students
and govemmen: office employes began
to gather.
By dusk a mob had been assembled In
front of the American club where they
smashed windows and howled Insults
and threats at the American citizens in
side, all of whom they threatened to
assassinate. An appeal to the gover
nor of the federal district brought po
lice protection, but not before the
crowd had shattered many of the win
dows In the clubhouse and In adjoining
properties belonging to Americans.
Until 2 A. M.
Until 2 o’clock In the morning bands
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vision was mobilized at Galveston and
Texas City.
Largely Veterans.
The camp Crockett regiments, the
fourth, seventh. 19th and 28th Infantry,
comprising about 3,500 men and making
the bulk of the brigade, are largely vet
erans, all having seen service in the
Philippines. They worked all night
packing, cleaning camp and burning
trash and discarded utensils. By day
light the troops not only were ready to
move but the 100 acres they h»d oc.
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So far as known, there were but
two eye witnesses to the accident.
They are Mr. D. C. Guest, a fireman
of Knglne Company No. 1, and Stew
art Walker, the young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Walker, who was looking
from an open window in his home,
453 Greene street, a short distance
away from the scene of the fatality.
Mr. Guest, seen by a Herald report
er. stated that In his opinion a col
lision was unavoidable, saying that
Sancken was coming on his machine
(a Flying Merckle) up the North side
of Greene street at a rate of about
thirty or thirty-five miles per hour,
when suddenly the street car, running
not at an excessive rate of speed, came
into view, crossing Greene on Fifth
street, bound south. From all indica
tions the car was not, and probably
could not have been seen until too lute,
according to Mr, Gueet. He further
stated thta he was waiting on the
southeast corner to board the on-com
ing car, and that he clearly saw what
happened. He said that the young
;nan In attempting to avoid striking
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 24. 1914.
fYPE OF GUNS THAT THREATEN HUERTA—The photo shows four of the ten 14-inch guns of the super
dreadnaught U. S. S. New York, which is being rushed into readiness to get under way for Mexican waters to
add to the naval forces that are being mobilized there.
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Following Actual Going of
Troops, War Dep't Busy; Wait
Arrival of O’Shaughnessy
Despite Friendly Attitude of Villa, Border
Towns Apprehensive—General Wood
and Aides in Consultation
Maas 35 Miles From Vera Cruz—Admiral
Badger Says He Can Withstand Any At
tack—Sec’y of Navy in Conference
Washington. —President Wilson and hi* war staff today proceeded with
their plan* for operations In Mexico with hUHinesH-llke expedition.
The day found every available American warahlp ploughing south
ward for tile Mexican coast* on the Atlantic and the Pacific, and a full
brigade of the first army division shipping In transports from Galveston
for Vera Cruz. This army force would place more than 10,000 American
troop* in the Mexican seaport to h old the city or begin offensive oper
ation* toward Mexico City with Vera Cruz as a base.
Wahsington.—The war department
bustled with activity today following
the first actual movement of the army
In the Mexican crisis, the departure
of the Fifth Brigade of the First Di
vision from Galveston by transport
for Vera Cruz. Major General Wood,
designated to take command of the
troop* In the field, was In charge of
the movement und he received re
ports early stating that the brigade
has been shipped and would leave
later in the day.
Apprehensive.
Meantime the department was bus
ied with conditions on the Texas bor
der. Despite the friendly attitude as
sumed by General Pancho Villa In his
statement yesterday, citizens of the
towns along the border were appre
hensive and the department received
several applications for additional
border guard*. General Wood and his
aides scanned all information as to
the concentration of constitutionalist
forces In the neighborhood of Juarez,
where Villa Is located.
o'Bhaughnessy.
President Wilson and his advisers
anxiously awaited word today of the
safe arrival of Charge D'Affalres
O’Ghaiighnessy at Vera Cruz He
left Mexico City under special Mexl-
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VILLA SAYS
HE IS NOT
HOSTILE
El Paso Resembles Armed
Camp. Rebel Leader Up
Early. Refugees Call His
Words “Diplomacy”
El Pa*o, T«x.—-While troop ships
were loading for Mexican ports, the
rebel garrison at Juarez and the
American troops In this city spent a
peaceful, though watchful night with
in a stone's throw of each other.
K 1 Paso was an armed camp, large
ly for the resAKSurlng effect of the
troops on the more nervous citizen*.
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CLEANING
UP VERA
CRUZ
Sanitary Conditions Bad. Ma
chine Guns Guard Admiral
Fletcher’s Quarters. Music By
Fleet’s Bands Take Place of
Bloodshed
Vera Cruz, Mexico. The battleship
Ixmlniana arrived today and I mine
diately landed detachments of marine*
and bluejackets.
The Mississippi also prepared to
send ashore 700 marines and a bat
talion of bluejacket* as well as two
aeroplanes.
The marines who had been holding
the outposts were relieved today by a
battalion of bluetackets.
Detachment* of hluejHckets arid
marines are quartered all about the
city while squads natrol ihe streets.
ily tomorrow trie total force oq
shore will probably reach 6,500 men-
The outposts have been equipped
with 12 machine guns and several
three-inch field plecre* which were
taken to the front today
Guarding Fletcher.
Hear Admiral Fletcher's headquar
ters at the Terminal Motel, are guard
ed by machine guns while seven field
pieces are held In reserve In the vi
cinity.
Over 250 Mexican sick and wound
ed were found In the Han Sebastian
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4.15 EDITION
$6.00 PER YE AR—5 CENTS PER COPY.
REFUGEES
TRAIN OF
550; U. S.
FLAG
TORN
14 Cars Containing Americans
and Foreigners Arrive at
Vera Cruz From City of
Mexico —American Flag Torn
to Shreds
Ver* Cruz. A refugee train of four
teen earn from Mexico carrying
150 Americana, 100 Hermann anil 300
Hpanlodrs and Mexican* and 50
Krigflshmcn arrived hern laat even
ing.
The exodus from I tin capital wan ar
ranged through the Joint action of the
llrltlah 'and German diplomatic offi
cial* with the war offlc*.
About three mile* from Vera Cruz a
section of track nearly a mile long,
was found torn up. The refugee* car
ried their baggage to a train on the
Vera Cruz end of the break, which the
British co-operating with the Ameri
cans had sent out. A detachment of
British marine* unarmed, acted as
escort to the refugee* on this last stage
stage of their Journey to Vera Cruz.
Mob Demonstration*.
Prom the refugees It was learned
that on Wednesday there were further
street demonstration* by mob*. In one
of the principal streets an American
flag wa* thrown to the ground and
trampled by the demonstrators It
then wa* dragged out and the per
formance repeated. Later It was torn
to Hhred* : mid the veils of the crowd
and handclapplng from Hpnctator* In
windows and halcoales.
A small gathering of Mexicans at
the American embassy corner listened
to speeches from street orator*.
VOLUNTEER
ARMY BILL
PASSED .
Measure Goes Throuqh Senate
Without Debate. Footing in
Wartime Like Requlars
Washington.—Tho senate today
without debate, passed tho volunteer
army bill as agreed to by tho conferees
of tho house and senate. *
The bill was designed to euro de
fects In existing law relating to vol
unteer forces and It Is relied upon y>
put thes forces upon n Wartime footr
lng almost similar to the regular army.
Except for the fate that Hie volun
teer army would be disbanded Immor
diately by presidential action at tho
close of hostilities, which led to its
organization, there would he little dif
ference between It and tho regular
standing army.
Term* of Bill.
The volunteer army under the terms
of the bill Is to be raised while war
Is existing, or "while war M I'nini
nenl," but only after congress ha:
given the president authority. Tit"
president would call for volunteers by
proclamation and make the ncccssacy
regulations for receiving them Into
service. Enlistment would he appor
tioned among the states aecordlng to
population. The president appoints
the offleers Instead of the governors'
of the states and he has absolute au
thority to organize brigades and di
visions without regard to slate lines.
The enlist period in four years, aa In
the regular army.
REQUIRE NO
MONEY ‘AT
PRESENT
• i i
President Says No War Fund
Needed Now —Future Steps
Depend on Huerta and Car
ranza—No Call For Volun
teers Yet
Washington.— President Wilson to
day told Chairman Fitzgerald of the
houßß coinmltteo on appropriations,
who came to the White House to learn
If any war fund* were needed, tnat
no appropriation wa* required "for
the present.”
In discussing thn general situation
with callers thn president explained
that no nggreHslvo act to aggravate
the status of affairs would be taken
by the American government.
No Threatening Attitude.
The president wished it to be Im
pressed generally that the United
Mates hud not adopted a threaten
ing attitude toward the constitution
alists In Mexico, hut merely that It
expects them to remain neutral, while
t'hls government continues to seek
reparation from tho Huerta govern
ment for Indignities offered by the
Huerta authorities.
Official message* from Arnorican
Consular Agent Geo. C, (brothers,
describing his meeting with General
Villa reached the president early.
They specifically stuted that Villa
would not Join Huerta, and the Inti
mation was conveyed that General
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REPORT DENIED
Washington, D. o.—Dip
lomatic officials here today
denied reports that Thomas B.
Echler, charge of the British
embassy at Mexico City, had
been sent to confer with Ad
miral Flotcher at Vera Cruz
with a view to opening dip
lomatic negotiations for a solu
tion of the Mexican difficulty.